Data center cooling costs can be a real pain for data center managers. On average, 40 percent of the total energy consumption in a data center goes towards keeping their IT equipment cool – which is comparable if not greater than the cost of powering their IT hardware! To add to the problem, new equipment
Data Center Racks: How To Make The Best Decision For Your Facility
With data centers running at capacity and technology evolving rapidly, quality racks need to be more than just cabinets for storing equipment. Modern facilities with high demand require storage solutions that will not only keep up but also reduce operational costs in new or existing spaces by preserving valuable floor space; optimizing airflow and cooling;
DAMAC Official Wi-Fi Sponsor for Data Center World 2021
DAMAC, A Maysteel Product, is the official Wi-Fi sponsor for the Data Center World 2021 event. Data Center World is happening August 16-19, 2021 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The four-day event brings together IT Infrastructure/Management, Facilities Management, Cloud Architects and more “focusing on the rapidly advancing data center technologies like
Support Web-Scale IT Architecture with Modular Structures
Web-scale infrastructure brings the scalability and flexibility users are demanding as many have transitioned to virtual school, work and consumer environments. The benefits from web-scale IT are coupled with demands for massive compute and storage capacity coupled with lightning-fast speed and agility. Web-scale IT has typically been associated companies like Amazon, Google and Facebook. The web-scale model has fundamentally altered the way IT services are
2021 Data Center Trends and Predictions
Everything that happened in 2020 drove rapid changes in technology, such as the rise in virtual meetings and the need for additional cloud storage. If you’re looking at how this impacts your data center in 2021, this blog is a great place to start! According to Gartner, worldwide data center spending dropped by more than 10% last year, and 60% of new facility construction was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic. In 2021 the market is
Server Rack Cable Management – Benefits and Best Practices
A tangled mess of cables in your server racks is every data center tech’s worst nightmare. Imagine trying to fix a server error or diagnose a problem quickly, but you can’t without digging through an overgrown jungle of cables. Effective server rack cable management is more than just aesthetically pleasing. It can: Support current data center initiatives around airflow
Lower Your Data Center’s Operating Costs and PUE with AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) dates back to the 1950s and is becoming a staple in everyday life. Where can you find AI in your daily routine? From virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa to getting help from an online chatbot or sitting behind the wheel of a self-driving car, AI is impacting our lives in many ways. There’s no surprise that AI can also be found in today’s modern data center to help reduce operational costs. In
Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE): Improve Your Data Center PUE Through Cooling and Design
How energy efficient is your data center? Do you know your PUE and how it ranks in the industry? Today’s data centers demand more, making it challenging to meet their needs and remain energy efficient. At the same time, data centers are trying to reduce operating costs. In this post, our engineers will review: What
Should We Switch to a Custom Data Center Rack?
Is your team asking: “Should our organization switch to a custom data center rack design?” If so, this is the blog post for you. The technology housed within data center racks is dramatically changing as more organizations begin to design and build their servers and data center equipment. Companies are quickly finding a standard data
Types of Data Centers: How Do You Choose the Right Data Center?
When it comes to data centers, one size does not fit all. Data center needs vary depending on their structure, physical limitations, density requirements and more. Here are four common data center types including onsite, colocation facilities, hyperscale, and edge data centers, as well as their use cases and industry trends. Onsite Data Centers Onsite
Beat the Summer Heat: How to Keep Your Data Center Cool This Summer
As summer temperatures rise, data center operators are hard at work, ensuring data center temperatures remain consistent without raising their energy bills. They are looking for innovative data center cooling systems, monitoring technology, architecture and more. With so many options on the market and many more entering each year, it can be hard to decide
5 Items to Evaluate When Choosing an Aisle Containment System
Controlling data center cooling costs has been and will continue to be a hot topic for the foreseeable future. Companies are looking to their IT teams to answer the question: How do we continue to improve cooling efficiency without increasing operating costs? Traditional hot and cold aisle configurations, if implemented correctly, improve cooling efficiency, but
